Chapter 98 – Episode 97. What I Want to Say but Can’t Say (2)
In fact, he refused Emily’s proposal with plausible words, but Leopold was equally embarrassed.
After hearing Emily’s words, she said she refused on the spot, but in fact, hadn’t Bai Zeek asked for something before that?
But now, even Leopold had no intention of taking back those words.
That’s what a male-female relationship is. There has to be a heart-to-heart exchange, and if you are forced to spend time together because other interests are at stake when your heart is not connected, would that be enjoyable?
‘It can’t be.’
Leopold shook his head.
Rather, it was nothing more than insulting Emily.
It’s not that she was purely attracted to her charm, and it’s not that she has a crush on a woman named Emily and wants to spend time with her, but something else… Rather spend her time with her forcing her to get her stuff for her Astrid…
‘That can’t be the case for Emily and her daughter.’
But since it came out like that, that is also rude.
Leopold thought so and finally stood up and put on his coat.
You need to make your position clear.
Even now, the best solution would be to go visit Emily again, explain her everything, and clearly explain that she refused because of this reason.
Leopold grabbed his doorknob to leave the room.
All he had to do was turn the handle and leave the room.
‘… Until this… ‘
His handle turns.
The door that had been closed opened with a metal sound, and Leopold left the room.
‘It’s like this.’
As they walked down the hallway, Leopold unconsciously caressed the nape of his neck.
Astrid’s warm, warm feeling touched the nape of Leopold’s neck…
‘Mmm.’
“Is it Leopold?”
A familiar voice came.
Her green hair flowed like a waterfall in front of Leopold’s eyes, and Leopold smiled awkwardly at the familiar face and waved his hand.
“It’s been a while, Cadet Erana.”
“Yeah, it’s been a while. Where?”
“I’ve got some business to do, so I’m on my way to cadet Emily.”
“Okay? Can I go with you to the middle?”
“Ah, no problem.”
It was an ambiguous situation to refuse again, so Leopold smiled awkwardly.
“But, isn’t it time to stop doing something like the crown prince match or something?”
“That? What are you talking about all of a sudden?”
It was quite a distance to Emily’s research wing.
Leopold and Erania were leaving the accommodation and heading towards the research building, but Erania was talking about something nonstop.
Leopold is also listening to those words in moderation, but he is getting tired.
In the meantime, it was a word that came out of nowhere.
Eranya was staring at Leopold, the smile all gone from her face.
“I feel sorry for Astrid. Wouldn’t it be better to stop kidding like that now?”
“… It’s certainly childish, though.”
“I can’t believe it, isn’t it a bit like quitting now… Isn’t that what you’re thinking?”
Leopold shut his mouth.
He sure did think he was.
Not knowing that things would turn out like this was just an excuse, and Leopold had no intention of letting the other ladies try, no matter how hard they tried. Perhaps the odds of that happening were small.
Besides, Violet, who was a candidate among them, seems to have met a different ideal type early on, Emily seems to be more interested in other things than Leopold herself, and now the problem is Akemilla of the top of Uraid.
“Leaving aside everything about being the crown prince. It’s true that you like Astrid. Right?”
“…”
Leopold couldn’t answer.
He’s right, but he’s actually right.
I wondered if I could say that right now.
“Seeing that you can’t answer right away, I think you’re right. Yeah, I won’t force you to ask.”
Erania glanced up at Leopold’s face.
Still, the steps do not stop.
Even as she walked diligently, Erania glanced up at Leopold’s face.
“But you know, sometimes it’s better to just say it than to wait and say— you’ll understand. And it seems to me that Astrid has been looking at you for years already. You just keep pushing. Right?”
Leopold said nothing.
Even so, as if Erania knew everything, she was talking to Leopold without hesitation.
“What is that? Sometimes, the atmosphere or whatever. You know Astrid can’t speak well, right? But he wants to convey his sincerity, and he will do the same. Right? Then, have you ever tried to hear the sincerity in his words, not his words?”
“… There is none.”
The atmosphere has always been like that.
They say things have changed a lot these days, but even so, Astrid always upset Leopold by saying strange things in a serious atmosphere.
If it’s because she can’t speak her words the way she wants.
If so,
If so…
What she had been saying the whole time, who was she ignoring?
“That’s it. Astrid is a woman too. Do you know what I mean?”
“… Is that so.”
“Then he must be a man. Oh, it’s all here. I’ll go over there Then see you later, Leopold!”
After patting Leopold on the back, Erania waved her hand and walked away.
Leopold also stared at Erania’s back, then moved towards Emily’s studio.
*
“What happened? It’s not that I didn’t expect Dad to ask for something like that, though.”
Even when Emily saw Leopold saying that, she didn’t seem to pay much attention.
“Anyway, you’re coming all the way here to apologize, that’s great. Your Highness the Crown Prince.”
“Because it is true that I made an excuse. Even though there was a request from the elder Baizik, I thought it must be rude to refuse it so coldly.”
At Leopold’s words, Emily tilted her head and looked at Leopold.
Those eyes that seemed to see something strange, miraculous.
It was around this time that Leopold felt uncomfortable at Emily’s staring at her for a long time.
“Where did you put it?”
With her eyes closed like a lie, Emily began searching somewhere in her desk drawer. Eventually, she took out a box that had been rolling around in the corner of a drawer and Emily blew off the dust that had accumulated on it.
“This is it.”
“Yes?”
Reluctantly, Leopold, who received the box she held out in front of him, looked at Emily with her puzzled expression.
Emily didn’t even look at Leopold like that. She shakes some reagent or drops the solution into the petri dish.
“It’s a magic register. What high level magic… It may be difficult to stop until now. I didn’t test it, but I made it by reinforcing the blueprint my dad gave me, so it should be useful.”
“This… ?”
Upon opening the box, there was a bracelet with a dull grayish glow. It was not too bad from a design point of view, with a chain that was not thick, and the color was dark, so it was a design that would go well with any dress code.
“I couldn’t fulfill the request of the elder Baizik or the request of Lady Baizik.”
“What does that matter? It would be a big deal if you listened to everything I was asked to do. Don’t you know that when someone from the imperial family is asked to do something, it’s a big deal?”
“It’s true, but.”
“I was thinking of accepting it or not.”
After putting down her chalet, Emily finally looked up at Leopold.
“Still, I was quite impressed. Even if you’re sorry to Astrid, you can’t do a favor. You were quite pure.”
“Sue, you’re a pure group.”
“What happened? It’s okay if you don’t have to look around. Take it and test it… Well, it’s best if you don’t have anything to test. If that happens, please let me know the results. There should be that kind of harvest, too.”
Leopold nodded as he shoved his bracelet back into the box.
I would be lying if I said I wasn’t impressed.
I was grateful and also sorry.
It was a complex feeling that was difficult to describe.
“And… Whether it’s the crown prince match or whatever, I’ll stop. It’s not as much fun as you think. Astrid is so overpowered that I don’t have much hope. Your Highness is also less interesting than I thought, so I don’t think it’ll be that much fun if we’re together.”
“Is that so?”
Each of Emily’s words felt like a stabbing dagger, but her apologetic mind was more important than that.
“Thank you, Lady Emily.”
“That’s Okay. Later, please grant me one wish.”
“Anything I can listen to.”
Leopold nodded his head.
It was an easy request, as long as he could accept it.
“Yes, it is a promise.”
“Yes, I promise.”
“Great.”
Emily laughed sinisterly.
